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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • ~`~~~~~ <br />• sss y-(S-4 z <br />BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY <br />September 8 , 1992 ~ ~+1; ~ ' <br />Mr. Conrad Albert SFP1819~ <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife - Monte Vista ~) <br />P.O. Box 199 :'w]' - <br />San Luis, Colorado 81152 "~"''~~ c <br />- 9AA1iLE MOIJNiAIN <br />GOLD COMPANY <br />Dear Mr. Albert: <br />The following is a summary of the actions taken aft;er the <br />discovery of bats in leach tank #8 on August 26, 1992. <br />At approximately 7:00 a.m., the mill crew discoverE~d bats on <br />the inside wall of leach tank #8 and began removincr the bats <br />from the tank. A total of 64 bats were pulled from the tank <br />walls and/or dipped from the slurry. The bats werE~ <br />individually washed in warm water and placed in buckets to <br />dry. Five of the 64 bats died. The dead bats werE~' <br />immediately placed in a plastic ziplock bag and stored in a <br />freezer. Mr. Conrad Albert of the Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife was contacted, and the situation was described to <br />him over the telephone. At approximately 2:30 p.m., 59 bats <br />were relocated to the south wall of the East Pit. Several <br />bats immediately flew from the area; the other bat: crawled <br />on the rock ledge. Mr. Albert visited the site later that <br />afternoon. He viewed the leach tank area where the bats <br />were discovered and the south wall of the East Pit where the <br />bats were relocated. At the time of Mr. Albert's visit, <br />only 12 to 15 bats remained on the rock ledge; the other <br />bats had flown a3aay from the point of relocation. <br />Mr. Albert identified the bats as little, brown bats. <br />He took three of the frozen bats with him for species <br />verification and possible lab work by Wildlife's hebitat <br />biologists. <br />For the construction of the INCO S02 circuit, a Licht pole <br />on the southeast corner of the leach deck was tempcrarily <br />removed a few days prior to the arrival of the bat;. The <br />change in lighting near leach tank #8 may have attracted the <br />bats. The light pole will be replaced. <br />The bats have not returned. <br />Thank you for your time. If you have any questions, please <br />contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ ~ ~ ~ <br />Alana L. Scott <br />Environmental Engineer <br />cc: Dr. James Pendleton, Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />P.O. BOX J 10 SAN LUIS, COLORADO 81 I ~? <br />1719) 67'_-3362 FAX 1719) 672-3363 <br />